Official Statements

08 March 2023
Mr. Chair, Mr. Secretary-General of the League of Arab States,   Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,  I am grateful for the renewed opportunity to raise the plight of Palestine refugees. The Meeting of Foreign Ministers is taking place against the tragic background of the...
20 February 2023
Let me begin by thanking You, Madame President, for your invitation to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East—UNRWA, to brief the Council.
09 February 2023
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is pleased that the strike called for by the West Bank Field Office Area Staff Union (ASU) on 23 January has come to an end.
06 February 2023
Four children- two of whom are students in UNRWA schools- are among those who perished in the massive earthquake that hit northern Syria and Turkey today.
30 January 2023
From Adam Bouloukos, UNRWA Director of West Bank Affairs EAST JERUSALEM Since Monday 23 January, the UNRWA West Bank staff union open strike has impacted on the Agency’s ability to deliver core services. Critical services to Palestine refugees in the West Bank, such as...